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Bill filed to loosen knot over N Carolina "bathroom bill"

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From Health Care to Tax Reform, White House Promises Busy Spring

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Syrian opposition seek direct talks with regime

The latest round of UN-mediated peace talks on Syria is set to kick off on February 23 here in Geneva . The ceasefire in Syria is holding by and large, the i...

Chris Christie being considered to replace Mike Francesa at WFAN

Christie would be just one among "plenty of [other] candidates", cautioned Chernoff, who is also vice president of WFAN's parent company, CBS Radio New York. ...

France's FN raided over European Parliament expenses scandal

Shunned by European leaders over her party's stance on immigration and its anti-EU message, Le Pen aimed to boost her global credibility with her first visit to...

Trump Chooses Army Gen. HR McMaster as National Security Adviser

Trump also asked Kellogg to continue as chief of staff to the National Security Council. And he has has never shied away from adhering to his own advice. U.S...

Lake Tahoe weather: Snow, rain, avalanches, mudslides and more possible this week

Water seasons run from October through the next September. The weather service has records in Reno dating to 1888. Annual rainfall in the city linking the Sie...

Grandmother knocked unconscious on Queens street dies

Eve Gentillon died four days ago and the case is now classified as a homicide. Until her death on Friday, Gentillon had remained in hospital undergoing a seri...

School Defends Staffer After 3.5-Yr-Old's Alleged Sexual Assault

The children - girls and boys - are barely more than toddlers. "Children were sent to him for disciplinary action and he would continue his heinous acts against...

Unexploded ordnance causes travel disruption for Wightlink ferries

It was towed to a safe location off the Isle of Wight, after police closed The Hard and Gunwharf Quays earlier. Ferries and trains were suspended between Port...

Man Indicted In 2005 Notorious Brooklyn Cold Case Murder

Six days after that, workers at the Greenpoint recycling plant found another bag containing Brazell's waist and pelvis. Last year, Govan was charged in the ki...

N Korea says Kim Jong-nam murder suspects 'innocent'

Since that time, he has lived mainly in the Chinese territory of Macau. "What merits more serious attention is the fact that the unjust acts of the Malaysian ...

Trump Said to Delay Revamped Immigration Order Until Next Week

The administration on Tuesday outlined a sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants that officials said would result in the swift deportation of many more pe...

Another View: A rise in the interest rate could boost the economy

Historically, in her two years as chairman, Yellen has only raised interest rates twice . The meeting summary doesn't necessarily mean the Fed will act at a ...

A Supreme Court Victory for a Girl and Her Dog

The justices ruled unanimously that federal disability laws might allow Ehlena Fry to pursue her case in court without first having to wade through a lengthy ...

Strong winds and heavy rain forecast

Weather warnings have been upgraded to amber across Scotland's central belt, the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Tayside and Fife. High winds are looking set ...

Melbourne plane crash pilot was under investigation

This image made from video shows the site of a plane crash at Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Australia Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. "The pilot unfortunately atte...

France arrests 3 suspected of wanting to fight in Syria, planning attack

The authorities also called a bomb disposal squad to check house of one of the suspects to rule out risk of any explosives at his place. As per report publish...

South Africa Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Although SB 269 is being cheered by some for the positive impact this could have for patients, the bill has also met with opposition from others including organ...

No, former President Obama isn't planning a coup against President Trump

While Russia was still laying some hopes that the situation could improve later, now that the new Secretary of the Treasury says no to canceling those sanctio...

Japanese Takagoyama Nature Zoo Culls 57 Snow Monkeys Carrying Invasive Alien Genes

On the Boso Peninsula, where the zoo is located, rhesus macaques have bred after escaping from a now-defunct separate tourist facility. The Japanese macaque, ...

France election: Centrist boost for liberal candidate Macron

Further polling suggests that, if he came second overall to Ms Le Pen in the first round of voting and entered a final run-off against her, he would win the p...

Starvation declared in South Sudan's Unity State

Since the outbreak of fighting in December 2013, the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan has spiralled, with more than three million people - including more than...

Seoul Accuses Kim Jong-un via Loudspeakers of Plotting Half-Brother's Killing

Although experts don't suspect the two countries will severe their diplomatic ties, it is possible Malaysia could withdraw it's Pyongyang embassy in retaliation...

Kerala: Fire at SM Street in Kozhikode, at least 15 shops gutted

The fire was finally brought under control by mid-afternoon. The fire broke out around 11.30 am and scores of local people immediately began efforts to douse ...

Turkey: Female soldiers to wear headscarves for first time

According to the new amendment, women military officers and non-commissioned officers in the General Staff and command headquarters and branches will be able to...

Turkish parliament strips HDP co-founder of MP status

Yuksekdag has been in jail for the past three months on terror-related charges for having alleged links to the PKK terrorist organisation, and of furthering the...

John Oliver questions Trump's affinity for Putin

Asked whether the House Intelligence Committee would investigate Flynn for his contact with Russia, Nunes said he'll look into it if there is "credible evid...

Kellyanne Conway got pulled off the air for a week

Those were the last television interviews given by Conway, CNN reported, and speculation over whether or not her job was in peril began to grow. She followed ...

The New York Press Club Pens Open Letter To President Trump

As Trump said in an Esquire interview back in 1991: "You know, it really doesn't matter what the media write as long as you've got a young, and attractive, pi...

'Morning Joe' Visits Stephen Colbert to Bash President Trump

Scarborough, a conservative Republican, said that he doesn't appreciate Trump questioning judicial review or the legitimacy of a federal judge. Scarborough sa...

Nursing Home Workers Charged With Sexually Exploiting 100-Year-Old Dementia Patient

Police said the caretaker who recorded Fultz later showed the video to a supervisor, who reported it to police this month. Brittany Fultz , 26, was filmed by...

Republican lawmakers face push back in town halls back home

In a comment on Twitter late Tuesday, Trump said "liberal activists" were stirring things up for Republicans in their home bases right now. The angry town hal...

Thousands flee as floodwaters threaten California city

Alti Sharma said his parked vehicle was submerged by the floods. The National Weather Service painted the entire map of the upper half of the state with flood...

Syria's Opposition HNC Calls for Direct Talks With Damascus

Referring to the delegation led by Syria's Ambassador to the U.N.in New York Bashar al-Ja'afari, he said: "We have experience with this regime". The oppositio...